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Justin Fields Defends Andy Dalton After Bears Fans Boo Veteran and Chant for Rookie

Chicago Bears fans clearly prefer Justin Fields to Andy Dalton in the starting quarterback battle, but Fields doesn't want to see fans booing his teammate.

"I really think it's kind of disrespectful to Andy, them cheering my name out like that," Fields said after Saturday's preseason game against the Buffalo Bills. "Just cheer him on, you know? That's not helping Andy play better, to cheer my name. That's not doing none of that.

"My advice to them would be just cheer whoever's on the field."

Fans offered their full support to Fields when he came in early in the second half of the eventual 41-15 loss to the Bills:

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